Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Tunisia

Extreme poverty rate in Tunisia in 2021 — 0.7%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 81. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 20.9 pp.

2021 0.7% +0 pp vs 2015
World rank 38of 81
Period maximum 21.6%1985
Period minimum 0.7%2015

Trend over time

1985–2021 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Tunisia, 1985–2021010203019851989199319972001200520092013201720211985: 21.6%1990: 16.3%1995: 17.4%2000: 10.5%2005: 5.9%2010: 3.1%2015: 0.7%2021: 0.7%
Change over the period: −20.9 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 0.7%
World 11.3%
Extreme poverty rate — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.7
2015 0.7
2010 3.1
2005 5.9
2000 10.5
1995 17.4
1990 16.3
1985 21.6

Northern Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TN Tunisia 0.7 EG Egypt 1.4

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.